Pulitzer Prize Winner Percival Everett (‘James’)
Earlier this month, writer Percival Everett was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in Fiction for James, his subversive and singular reimagining of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. At the top, we discuss t...
18 Maj 202549min
Ira Glass on Three Decades of ‘This American Life’ Magic
Thirty years. Over 850 episodes. Nine Peabodys. One Pulitzer. And yet somehow, three decades in, This American Life (and its creator, Ira Glass) remains as innovative and timely as ever. We begin with...
11 Maj 20251h 25min
Penn Badgley: Here’s Looking at ‘You’
Television, perhaps more than movies, has a way of etching its stars in stone. And few actors seem to be able to break the mold more than once. Which is what makes Penn Badgley’s career—first on Gossi...
4 Maj 20251h 7min
The Many Lives of Viola Davis
Before Viola Davis (How to Get Away with Murder) became an EGOT-winning actor, she was an observer. Her work takes the human experience and transmutes it, offering a mirror and a window into ourselves...
27 Apr 20251h 9min
Elizabeth Warren Holds Onto Hope
An outspoken advocate for working families, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts) has made a career out of taking on Wall Street, Silicon Valley, and the Beltway. And while she may be tired of Wa...
20 Apr 20251h 18min
Writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (‘Dream Count’) Has Some Notes
“Everything’s changed,” says author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. “I’ve changed, and every book is a different person.” It’s true: in the 12 years since the release of her best-seller, Americanah, Adichie...
13 Apr 20251h 25min
Jenny Slate in 2025
Jenny Slate returns today for her fourth appearance on the program. We discuss how this role in the new FX series Dying for Sex offered her ‘full wingspan’ as a performer (5:45), embodying best friend...
6 Apr 202556min
Hollywood Plays Itself in Seth Rogen’s ‘The Studio’
Actor, writer, director, and producer Seth Rogen came up in an age of abundance—a Hollywood that made big-budget comedies with box office success: The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Knocked Up, Superbad, Pineapp...
30 Mars 20251h 9min
